Hinterland Stories

Sharing the memories of Montville, Flaxton, Balmoral and Hunchy.

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Montville Place Names – The Rangers

The Story Behind the Name The Rangers Although it’s pretty obvious why the first major community housing development on the Blackall...

The Story Behind the Name - Western Avenue Cutting the Main Road and Western Avenue Intersection Butts Road First Nation people of the...

The Story Behind the Name Mill Hill Road The Jinibara Track People of the Jinibara Nation had a track that gave them access to Baroon...

The Story behind the Name - Marshall Road Alfred Marshall came to the Blackall Range around 1905. He purchased some 608 acres along the...

The Story Behind the Name Manley Drive We lived at 30 Manley Drive for 10 years. When I went to renew my driver’s licence in 2009 just...

The Story Behind the Name Glover Court Glover Court is off Hillfoot Lane in Mill Hill, the southern end of Montville. It was named after...

The Story Behind the Names The Blackall Range Some names along the Blackall Range between Montville and the turnoff to Maleny recall the...

The Story Behind the Name George Carpenter Place A recent resident to Montville, on learning about our Ecumenical Dawn Easter Service at...